Beer-cask



(No Model.) G. BEER BEER GASK. No. 289,632. 1719i Patented Dec. 4,1883.-

- Wneosw UNITED STATES PATENT BE-ER-CASK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 289,632, dated December4, 188 Application filed August 22, 1882. Renewed May 18, 1883., (NomodeLl I .To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY O. EBER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Quincy, in the county of Adams and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improve ments in Beer-Oasks; and I dodeclare the following to be afull, clear, and exact descrip tion of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it'appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of th1s specification.

My invention relates to an improved up right beer cask or vat; and thenovelty consists in the construction and arrangement of the head inrelation to the other parts, as will be more fully hereinafter setforth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

The object of the invention is to produce a storage-vat or uprightbeer-cask which will combine all the strength and efficiency of thecasks now in use, with the improved feature of being capable of beingcompletely filled, and of greater convenience, cheaper of manufaclure,and more useful in service.

To this end the invention consists, essentially, in forming the head ofstaves wide at one end and narrow at the other, with straight sides, thewide ends being adapted to fit snugly in the internal annular groove,near the chine, and the narrow ends secured between screw-clamps in sucha manner that the center of the head shall project outward beyond thetransverse or diametrical plane of the chine. A hole in the center ofthe screwclamps allows the barrel to be filled from that point, whilethe swell of the head allows the barrel to be completely and solidlyfilled with beer, leaving no air-spaces within.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification, and in which Figure 1 represents a sideelevation, partly in section; Fig. 2, a top plan view, and Fig. 3 adetail'view of the screw-clamp upon an enlarged scale.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar letters of referenceindicate like parts in all the figures-- A represents the body of thecask, of any ordinary and well-known construction, having the internalannular groove, a, in which are received the wide ends I) of the stavesb, the narrow ends I) of which extend toward the center, and are clampedtogether, as shown.

0 represents a disk having an internallythreaded collar, 0, in which isscrewed the externally-threaded collar 02 of the cap-disk D. Thesestaves b are inclined outward from circumference to center to form aswelled-head, or a head the center of which is highest when the cask ison end. A central aperture, 00, in the clamp-disks is an inlet for thebeer. The disks have an incline corresponding with the incline of thestaves, and the joints between the staves radiate from the center.

E represents an elliptical door having beveled edges 6, to correspondwith similar edges, f, of an elliptical aperture in the barrel. Abutton, 9, holds the door in place, and pressure from within makes atight joint. 0

Modifications of construction may be made without departing from theprinciple or sacrificing the advantages of my invention, the essentialfeature of which is the head and securing means herein set forth andshown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, Patent of theUnited States, is-

1. In a storage-vat or beer-cask, a head composed of staves having wideand narrow ends, the narrow ends forming the central portion of thehead, and clamped together to form a convex exterior, as set forth.

2. The swelled h'ead formed of staves inclined outward fromcircumference to center, the inner ends being clamped securely togetherby screw-disks, as set forth, for the purposes specified.

and desire to secure by Letters and the whole adapted to serve,

3. The combination, with the cask A, of the staves b, the disk 0, havinginternally-threaded tubular collar 0, lar externally-threaded collar, d,as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- HENRY o. EBER.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM EBER, H. H. J ANsEN.

and the disk D, having simi-

